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WorksheetsThe Battle with Grendel: Beowolf
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
How does Grendel die?
Beowulf and his warriors slay the monster with their swords.
Beowulf beheads him.
Beowulf stabs the sword in the heart.
Beowulf rips off his arm and Grendel bleeds to death
What helps Beowulf succeed in killing Grendel’s mother?
his sword, Hrunting
his desire to receive more treasures
his rage and anger toward evil forces
his need to prove he is the strongest man alive
Which of the following statements supports the view that Beowulf is an epic hero?
He is a great swimmer and jumper
He fights Grendel without a weapon and naked
He does not behead Grendel’s mother.
He is a humble servant for the people of Geat.
The word vehemently best describes which of the following actions?
Hrothgar welcoming Beowulf
Beowulf fighting Grendel’s mother
Beowulf hanging Grendel’s arm from the bleeding bones
Beowolf talking to Grendel when ripping his arm
Which of the following traits is a feature of the epic?
A regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme
An incredible plot involving large-scale events
A happy ending to the story
Characters, settings, or events that stand for abstract or moral concepts told in verse
Which of the following characters is the best example of an epic hero?
A rebellious soldier who seeks to overthrow a wise and popular general
A knight who performs brave deeds to win the love of a lady
A king whose excessive pride leads to his downfall
A larger-than-life warrior with godlike qualities
An archetype is—
the repetition of the same or a similar consonant sound
a puzzling question in need of a solution
a symbolic element that appears in literature across cultures and times
a character whose purpose is to set off another character
When you paraphrase something you’ve read, you—
draw conclusions based on evidence in the text
put the material into your own words
read between the lines to figure something out
connect the material to something else you’ve read
What best describes Herot?
A palace to welcome the king´s guests
A strong wooden hall to celebrate soldiers. victories
A small town in the Geats kingdom
A country in northern Europe
The Geats were
very honorable and educated soldiers comeing from ´presetn Denmark
wild and illiterate Anglos-Saxons probably living in the Netherlands
The first British populations
The first French population
Who were the Bards, and why were they important in the brith of British literature)
